The Washington critic., 1887-06-23
THE CoMIIENcEMENr SEASON.
distribution of Premiums Mt the Wis.
itation Academy.

WI hA INV iNH
itation Academy.
There was u large attendance at the Nsi.
tation Academy Of Georgetown yesterday
afternoon to witness the Glttrlbutlon OF pre-
mlums by Carliual Gibbons Among those
present were Senator Ingalls, Representa-
tive Samuel J. Randall, Rcv. Father Cha
pelle and John b. Clark, Clerk OF the House
Of Representatives.
Gold medals were conferred on Miss Susie
Crawford, Pennsylvania; Miss Ada Clark,
Missouri Miss Nirgie Bates, District OF Co.
lumLla Miss DollIe Phillips, District OF Co
lumbla Miss Matte Tidbdll, Pennsylvania;
Miss Margaret Farrell, Pennsylvania. For
dCpoitment In the senior circle gold medals
were awarded to Miss Birdie Llnahan, Miss
Stella Divine of North C.rolna, Miss Maud
Alien Of Pennsylvania, Miss Minerva Clark
of Mlssuurl, Miss Abigail Marston OF Louis
lana, Miss Clara Sab..l, Miss Margaret Far
rel, Miss Susie Randall, Mlss Carrie Glory,
Miss Annette Dwyer.
The Emerson Institute.
Tie Emerson Institute held its thirty-Gfth
annual commencement last night at the
Uniyersallst Church. The following grad
uated; /, N. Morris, Hugh McCulloch,
Nlre kagegaEu, Murray Augur, Frank Rlt.
ttnhouse, Frank II. Keys, Wm. w. Wright,
James Phillips, W. d. Brown and Il. Riley.
Judge Macarthur presented the Pluckney
gold medals for scholarship and character
TO l. N. Morris and Hugh McCulloch.
Gold medals were also given to Frank Tay.
lor, Robert Clarke, Hugh Dallas, Wright
Smith, L. llains, Connie Hains, Oliver
CatchlDgs, Philip King, Thomas Dowling,
Morris Lammonce, }. Madison, Willie
stone, Clarence Wilson, Arthur Gold
schmid, j. Paulsen, A. Walker, X. Walker,
Harry Burdette, Harry BOuie, b. Graves,
Franl; HELEN, o. MetzeIott and Lee Brltton.
large number OF premiums were also
awarded. The medals for defamation
were awarded to Connie lIains, samuel L.
Watkins, Wright Smith aud W Wright.
At. Ceceiia's Academy.
The friends and relatives of the students
at st. Cecelia's Academy assembled at st.
Peters Hall on Capitol Hill, yesterday, to
witness the distribution OF prizes. Gradu-
ating gold medals were conferred on Misses
Joanna l.. Curtin, Mary l.. Huntington aud
Mary A. Holland.
The Public schools Close.
The public schools of the city closed yes.
teiday, and although generally there were
no formal exercises, the pupils signallzei
the occasion by appearing in their best
clothes, bearing flowers, ard, in some cases,
making gifts to their teachers. At the close
OF the session there was an Informal leave
taking between teachers and pupils. The
Eighth grade pupils qualified for admission
to the High School number $50. In the
Seventh and Eighth divisions (colored), the
number Is 1888.
The following are the successful cand-
dates for admission to the Normal School:
Anna A. McKnew, Juliet b. Graham, Fanny
NJ. Merillat, Katie f. Kaiser, Sarah NJ. De
Van, Isabella +. Durfee, Margaret Bayly,
Elizabeth +. King, Mary l. Furmage,
Bertha ii. Caron, Helen l.. johnson, John
Watts, Anna q. Price, Helen I. Bailey,
OtillIe A. Ebert, Ida V. Kemp, Helen B.
Janney, Lillian L. Lockhart, Sarah Heiden-
beimer, Lily j. Reinburg, Charles W. Stet-
son, Henrietta j. Schlerf, Mary G.. Saxton,
Maggie u. Weaver, Helen NJ. Lamb, Henry
II. Burroughs, Bessie @. Dillon. Mary Britt,
Nettie Gardner, Mary w. Brooks, Cornella
!. Mathis, Leonora Merritt, Elizabeth j.
Beck, Margaretta g. McNeely, Margaret
Annie l.. Hogue. The highest percentage
attained In the examination was 90. As, made
by Miss Anna A. McKnew.
Georgetown College.
The seventieth annual commencement of
Georgetown College occurs next Monday
morning at the College. The following Is
the programme Of exercises: "Property In
Land" P. j. McHenry; Responsibilities
Of the Educated Classes" Charles d.
Rooney; "The True Freedom OF the Citi-
zen," Francis w. Sullivan; address to the
Society Of Alumni, James V. Coleman, esq
California; valedictory, John b. McFaul.
The following degrees will be awarded:
Doctor OF Philosophy-Johu j. Beckett,
New York.
Masters of Arts-Ernest Laplace, A. b.,
NJ. D.. Andrew j. Shipman, A. b.; Samuel
b. Wallis, A. b.
Bachelors OF Arts-Louis Bush Allan,
John G.. Balentine, Francis L. Brown,
Henry Butler, William Michael Byrre,
Thomas j. Craven, Francis W. Sullivan,
John d, McFaul, r. j. McHenry, Charles
d. Rooney.
Bachelors OF Philosophy Cum
Minis Garland, Ludyell IL. Loughborough
Bachelors OF Science William Vincent
McGrath, jr,, Louis c. White.
Joining the National Guard.
This evening at their armory, corner
Seyenth and I, streets the tatarap rnrna